763 - How To Avoid Getting Sick On A Cruise Ship
Public Health On Call
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
4.6 • 644 Ratings
🗓️ 24 May 2024
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
Cruise ships are congregate settings where infectious diseases can quickly spread. But, there's a lot that the industry and individuals can do to stay healthy and avoid, shall we say, explosive outbreaks. In today's episode, learn about the most common culprits—including norovirus, food-borne illness, and COVID-19—and how people can think about safety from initial booking to final disembarkment and all the ports of call in between.
Guest: Dr. Tara Palmore is an infectious disease physician at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Host: Dr. Josh Sharfstein is vice dean for public health practice and community engagement at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, a faculty member in health policy, a pediatrician, and former secretary of Maryland's Health Department.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Public Health On Call, a podcast from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, |
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| 0:43.2 | off season 10 on June 3rd. Next season, we'll continue to dive into some of the biggest public health |
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| 1:28.9 | at jhhu.edu, and thank you for being part of this podcast. Today, infectious diseases and |
| 1:36.7 | cruise ships. Dr. Tara Palmore is an infectious disease position in Washington, D.C. She speaks to |
| 1:43.3 | Dr. Josh Jarfstein about |
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